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Shaftesbury Avenue, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shaftesbury Avenue, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/shaftesbury-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WC2H 8AN, WC2H 8JB, WC2H 8EL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£1,261,846
13 sales
Price range
£770k – £3.08m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jul 2025
WC2H 8EL

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At a glance

House prices£1.26m averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station3 min walkTottenham Court Road Underground Station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% leaseholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Shaftesbury Avenue, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Jul 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £1,261,846. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Shaftesbury Avenue range from £770,000 to £3,075,000. 24% of homes sold here were freehold and 76% leasehold.

House prices on Shaftesbury Avenue compared

WC2H postcode area£1,098,182
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shaftesbury Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WC2H house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £3,075,000 (1 sales)2016£3.08m2017: £1,021,000 (2 sales)2017£1.02m2018: £1,227,500 (2 sales)2018£1.23m2020: £1,100,000 (1 sales)2020£1.1m2021: £1,010,000 (1 sales)2021£1.01m2022: £935,000 (2 sales)2022£935k2023: £1,390,000 (1 sales)2023£1.39m2024: £1,247,500 (2 sales)2024£1.25m2025: £967,000 (1 sales)2025£967k

Tenure: 24% freehold and 76% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat13£1,261,84610 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Shaftesbury Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Ground And First Floor Premises, 177, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 11 Aug 2025£5,000,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 5, Exide House, 231, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EL 10 Jul 2025£967,000 FlatLeasehold
194, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JP 6 Sep 2024£2,700,000 OtherFreehold
230, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EG 10 Jul 2024£100,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 2, Exide House, 231, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EL 29 Feb 2024£1,045,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Glass House, 175, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 5 Jan 2024£1,450,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Glass House, 175, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 1 Aug 2023£1,390,000 FlatLeasehold
The Bloomsbury Tavern, 236, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EG 14 Feb 2023£1,655,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 3, Glass House, 175, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 15 Aug 2022£770,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 166 - 170, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JB 5 Aug 2022£1,100,000 FlatLeasehold
190, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JL 18 May 2022£125,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 8, Glass House, 175, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 22 Nov 2021£1,525,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Glass House, 175, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 29 Oct 2021£740,000 FlatLeasehold
135 - 149, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AH 28 Oct 2021£29,500,000 OtherFreehold
194, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JP 1 Jul 2021£1,625,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 5, Exide House, 231, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EL 25 Jun 2021£1,010,000 FlatLeasehold
Endeavour House, 179, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JR 22 Dec 2020£111,579,102 OtherFreehold
Flat 1A, Leader House, 166 - 170, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JB 23 Oct 2020£1,100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Glass House, 175, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 16 Aug 2018£1,480,000 FlatLeasehold
233, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EE 26 Jul 2018£22,000,000 OtherFreehold
190, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JL 5 Apr 2018£200,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 11, Glass House, 175, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8AN 14 Feb 2018£975,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1B, Leader House, 166 - 170, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JB 24 Nov 2017£1,142,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Exide House, 231, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EL 14 Feb 2017£900,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 166 - 170, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8JB 31 Mar 2016£3,075,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 5, Exide House, 231, Shaftesbury Avenue £1,010,000 (Jun 2021) → £967,000 (Jul 2025) -4%
over 4 yrs
194, Shaftesbury Avenue £1,625,000 (Jul 2021) → £2,700,000 (Sep 2024) +66%
over 3 yrs
190, Shaftesbury Avenue £200,000 (Apr 2018) → £125,000 (May 2022) -38%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Shaftesbury Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Jeannine Manuel School 687 pupils Other independent school 2–18 Report 0.2 mi
St Josephs Catholic Primary School 133 pupils Primary Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Guildhouse School 143 pupils Other independent school 15–24 Report 0.3 mi
The Royal Ballet School 227 pupils Other independent school 12–19 Report 0.3 mi
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury 19 pupils Other independent special school 7–19 Report 0.3 mi
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 193 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 90 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Foundation special school 4–18 Report 0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • London Charing Cross station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • London Euston station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Farringdon station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Tottenham Court Road Underground Station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
  • Covent Garden Underground Station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Giles High Street (->W) 1 min walk
  • Tottenham Court Road Station (Stop X, NEW OXFORD STREET) 1 min walk
  • Tottenham Court Road Station / New Oxford Street (Stop Y, NEW OXFORD STREET) 2 min walk
  • Tottenham Court Road Station (Stop T) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Covent Garden Medical Centre
    47 Shorts Gardens, London · 0.1 mi
  • Museum Practice
    58 Great Russell Street, London · 0.1 mi
  • Soho Square General Practice
    1St Floor, 1 Frith Street, London · 0.3 mi
  • Soho Centre For Health And Care
    1St Floor, 30 Soho Square, London · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Dominion London Express · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Covent Garden Endell Street Express · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Tottenham Court Road · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Tottenham Court Road · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kerrs Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Essentials Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • The Covent Garden Dental Spa · 0.1 mi
  • Centre Point Dental · 0.2 mi
  • Forest And Ray Dental · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned21.8%62.5%
Private rented35.5%20.3%
Social rented42.4%17.1%
Households715

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 157.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6481.1%64.1%
Aged 65+11.1%18.6%
Residents1,441

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)79%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)67%80%
Gigabit-capable67%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Camden with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Shaftesbury Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCamden
White56.3%59.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.1%18.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.4%6.6%
Other ethnic group6.9%6.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%9%

Religion

HereCamden
No religion36.3%34.6%
Christian32.2%31.4%
Muslim16.1%16.1%
Not answered9.7%8.9%
Hindu2%1.9%
Buddhist1.5%1.1%
Jewish1.2%4.8%
Other religion0.8%0.9%

Country of birth

HereCamden
Born in the UK49.5%54.5%
Born outside the UK50.5%45.5%

Highest qualification

HereCamden
Level 4 qualifications and above54.7%57.3%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%14.1%
No qualifications10.8%11.8%
Level 2 qualifications8.3%7.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%5.1%
Other qualifications3.3%2.6%
Apprenticeship1.7%1.9%

General health

HereCamden
Very good health51.7%55.5%
Good health30.5%29.3%
Fair health11.5%10%
Bad health4.4%3.8%
Very bad health1.9%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereCamden
No cars or vans in household80.1%63.7%
1 car or van in household17.8%30.2%
2 cars or vans in household1.8%5.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.3%1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Camden.

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